Rising Young Actor Ahn Hyo Seob Cast as Leading Man Opposite Kim Yoo Jung for jTBC Rom-com Clean With Passion for Now

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• Why does this storyline sounds recycled...

  • Maybe because every kdrama every. lol..

  • Bright personality and warm heart ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....when I get my PMS that is totally out of the picture...lol

• I don't think she is confirmed as the female lead though.

  • She hasn't confirmed this yet, and there's no comment from Ahn Hyoseop's side that he's been offered the male lead role.

• Yoo jung fighting...????

• The plot doesn't excite me much since this sounds like your run-of-the-mill romcom. A lot will depend on the execution. I'm curious as to how PD Noh Jongchan will handle this. His last romcom was Personal Taste, and it was quite forgettable. But then he went on to direct Queen Insoo and Cruel Palace, so I'm interested to see how he'll handle his return to romcom.

  I have mixed feelings about Ahn Hyoseop. On one hand, he's a fresh face in dramaland, and he's cute, tall, and only four years older than Yoojung. On the other hand, I found him stiff and bland playing the proto-Kim Hyung in Splish Splash Love. Idk about his performance in FiS.

  I'm looking forward to seeing more Yoojung this year so I do want her to take this drama. I hope she accepts that HBO horror anthology offer too.

  • Same sentiments about the plot, but if Kim Yoo Jung decides to accept the drama then I'll be sure to check it out. I believe she something about the drama and character that made her accept it.

    As for Ahn Hyo Seop, I've only seen him on Splish Splash and he really lacks alot with regards to his acting, but I read comments on twitter that since that was his first role but he did better on FIS. Though your comment makes me worried, aside from the production company and with still no broadcasting schedule. I'm just hoping that this PDs recent works (though sageuk) where he really did focused on the female character would be enough together with the writers credits to make the drama work.

    And I'm also hoping that she accepts the HBO drama, its just 1 hour long hence shooting may not be as hectic as a drama or full-length film. Also, it would be a good experience for her.

    • @namu - I saw him in FIS and liked him better than in Splish Splash Love but he was still unimpressive and a bit wooden there, I really felt like the credit for the appeal of his storyline should go to his costar Ryu Hwa Young (who really felt like she had to work overtime to generate that chemistry which otherwise seems to come naturally to her in other dramas with slightly more adept costars).

      On the plus side - at least he's only a little older than KYJ. 18 and 22 is a decent gap for an onscreen pairing.

• I find both leads so bland. Neither is a strong actor and they always seem to play the same kind of character. I guess I'm going to pass on this on. Too blah.

  • yeap, go ahead. no one cares.

    • Such an immature & idiotic comment!! If your DOB is on March 1993, shame on you, grow up unnie ?

    • Dont worry candycane is the real idiotic and immature..haha..????

    • Kim Yoo Jung fans are really immature. So are Kim So Hyun fans.. But Kim Yoo Jung fans are really immature and lunatic too :)

    • Prettyautumn is triggered again...???

• I've been a fan of Kim Yoo Jung from her Dong Yi/Chaser/METS era, hence I'm happy that she's really come along way with regards to acting range (her eyes and voice intonation are just wow) and popularity. I'm also proud of the fact that she's not following in the usual strategy of young actors to be everywhere, it's quite brave of her to be selective with her works pre- and post-MDBC. I know its a risk, but for someone like her whose been acting since she was a toddler and would have a somewhat irregular school life, concentrating on her last year in regular HS would be good for her in the long run.

  I was quite surprised with the choice of ahn hyo seop as the male lead since I know he hasn't even done a second male lead and personally, the acting he showed in splish splash was wooden and lacks the charm. But I believe that Yoo Jung, being the selective girl that she is found something charming and interesting about the drama and character and I hope it works.

• the male lead was bad in father is strange,I wish Kim yoo Jung reject this drama.everything from this drama screams mediocre to me the PD,sypnosis etc.

• He was in Entertainer? He must have been pretty forgettable then! I really can’t remember him. The only cast members I recall other than Ji Sung, Hyeri and Kang Min Hyuk are Gong Myung and the actor that played the little boy’s dad. Honestly, he only made an impression with Father Is Strange, and the web drama he acted with Kim Seulgi because he was the lead. My impression of him is someone who is very green, and still learning his craft. Certainly not one who is ready for a lead role or to be paired with such an accomplished actress. If they wanted a young actor, there are several in their early twenties who would have made a better match and can carry a lead role. Still hoping he’s a supporting cast.??. Personally, I wasn’t at all impressed by Personal Taste, if this is the same PD, then I’m not too enthusiastic about watching this.

  • To be very frank, he's very good-looking but FAR from leading man material. There are much better young actors out there in his age range (94-97ers), it's not even like he's famous or has a huge fanbase or anything.

    He's bearable in small doses but if Kim Yoo Jung accepts this role, she's going to be the one doing the bulk of the acting and the work to make him bearable - he's basically Nam Joo Hyuk mk. II but without the charm to somewhat offset the wooden acting.

• He was the male lead opposite Kim Seul Gi in Queen of the Ring. I thought he was charming. Green, yes, but better than many. I think he does well with the strong actresses he has been paired with and can be a good education for him.

• She’s had a hard time last year because of that scandal and she even got hospitalized for it. Maybe that’s another reason why she’s been cautious with comeback. Not to forget that she had senior year at high school and now she’s taking a little break before she enrolls at a university. That is if she has any intentions of studying further. She has the same dilemma as many child actresses do, how to shed that child actress, nation’s sweet heart image. Especially when she was such a loved child actress since she was basically a toddler.

  • I think she already decided not to attend university - for now. She said she will take her time to choose what she wants to study and therefore she will focus on acting first.